Methone (Greek: ) may refer to: * ''Methone'' (butterfly), a monotypic genus of metalmark butterflies *

Methone (moon) Methone is a small, egg-shaped natural satellite of Saturn that orbits out past Saturn's ring system, between the orbits of Mimas and Enceladus. It was discovered in 2004, though it was not until 2012 that it was imaged in detail by the '' C ...

, a small moon of Saturn, discovered in 2004 *

Methone (Greek myth) In Greek mythology, Methone (Ancient Greek: Μεθώνη) was the name shared by four women: * Methone, one of the Alcyonides, daughters of the Giants (Greek mythology), giant Alcyoneus. She was the sister of Alcippe (mythology), Alkippe, Anthe (my ...

, one of the Alkyonides, daughters of the giant Alkyoneus *

Dimedone Dimedone is an organic compound with the formula . Classified as a cyclic diketone, it is a derivative of 1,3-Cyclohexanedione, 1,3-cyclohexanedione. It is a white solid that is soluble in water, as well as ethanol and methanol. It once was used a ...

, an organic molecule

Geography

Methana Methana (, ) is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality on the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Troizinia-Methana, of which it is a municipal ...

, also known as Methone, a town in ancient Argolis or modern Attica, Greece *

Methone (Messenia) Methone (, ''Methṓnē'') or Mothone (, ''Mothṓnē'') was a town in the southwestern corner of ancient Messenia. It was an important place in ancient times on account of its excellent harbour and salubrious situation. It is situated at the extre ...

, a town in ancient Messenia, Greece **

Methoni, Messenia Methoni (), formerly Methone or Modon (), is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit. The municip ...

, the modern town nearby *

Methone (Thessaly) Methone (, ) was an ancient Greek city-state on the Pagasetic Gulf of Magnesia in ancient Thessaly. The town is mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the ''Iliad'' as belonging to Philoctetes. It is also mentioned in the Periplus of Ps ...

, a town in ancient Thessaly, Greece *

Methone (Thrace) Methone (, ), also called Thracian or Macedonian Methone to distinguish it from numerous other ancient Methones, was a city-state in Ancient Greece, near the city of Pydna and the modern village of Nea Agathoupolis in Pieria. According to Plut ...

, a town in ancient Thrace, Greece **

Methoni, Pieria Methoni () is a village and a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros Pydna–Kolindros (, ''Pýdna-Kolindrós'') is a municipality in the Pieria ...

, the modern town nearby

Geography

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